Yo y la alimentación

Nathalie es una mujer afortunada. Felizmente casada con François, pasa los días rodeada de risas y libros. Un día la pena llama a su puerta: François muere inesperadamente. Nathalie languidece entonces entre las paredes de su casa y se vuelca en la oficina. Pero justo cuando ha dejado de creer en la magia de la vida, ésta vuelve a sorprenderla y revelarse en su forma más maravillosa. La delicadeza es la novela de la esperanza y la imaginación, la novela de ese París fascinante en el que el dolor y la vulgaridad se transforman en poesía. Un libro que querrás tener siempre cerca, para ...

Christopher Columbus landed in the West Indies on October 12, 1492. Today, October 12 honors Columbus’ adventurous spirit as well as his Italian-American heritage. Easy-to-follow bilingual text in English and standard Latin American Spanish explains the holiday’s history and contemporary celebrations in accessible terms. Photographs illustrate Columbus’ life as well as modern celebrations of the holiday in his honor.

“Dino” Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 children’s books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take a trip through dinosaur time to meet these small dinosaurs face-to-face: Little Lesothosaurus was the length of a house cat! Epidendrosaurus could climb into trees like a squirrel! Liaoceratops had body armor and horns-and was only the size of a collie dog! Plus,...

A 2014 survey by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration showed that 8.7 million youths ages twelve to twenty reported drinking alcohol beyond “just a few sips” in the previous month. Those who start drinking before age fifteen are five times more likely to become dependent on alcohol than those who begin at twenty-one. This resource shows young people how to help a friend who is abusing alcohol. It arms them with facts about alcohol, how it affects the teen mind and body, how to look for signs of a problem, and how to bring others on board to help.